There’s nothing quite like a great steak. Just thinking about them conjures up images of backyard grilling and dark, wood paneled steakhouses. In this recipe video, I make a pepper steak, actually a couple pepper steaks – both a New York Strip and a filet. I also use a pan roasting technique, rather than grilling outdoors. To be honest, I probably use this technique more often than grilling, because it’s so great to use the pan drippings to make a sauce.
There must be as many Italian meatball recipes as there are Italians. So by no means am I going to say my meatballs are “the best” – especially since I don’t have any Italian in my blood. However, I do think that I’ve got a great tasting version that is pretty simple to make. Feel free to add your...
Ratatouille is one of my favorite vegetarian dishes, and while it takes a bit of time to prepare it’s well worth it. The combination of vegetables and the rich tomato, garlic and herb flavors is complex and wonderful. This version will take you right to Southern France, and goes great as a side...
I love to make a rich hearty potato leek soup on cold winter days. It’s a simple soup to make and its richness gives it a very homey and lovely feeling. Of course, you don’t need to restrict yourself to winter, or even to having the soup hot. A chilled potato leek soup is the classic French dish...
Potatoes are sooo good. But they are also so common, that I’m always looking for new ways to make them. This recipe brings me back to my East Coast days, and great pub food. The dish is pretty easy to make, despite having to “bake twice”. Really we’re just adding about 10 minutes of prep and mixing...
Fettucini and Pork Sugo is one of my favorite pasta dishes. I tend to make large batches of the pork sugo and store it in the freezer. In this video, I’ll pulled some out and use it to dress some Fettucini. I think this sauce goes awesome with long strand wide pastas like this. You can either make...
I’m actually not sure where the word “sugo” comes from, or if there’s an official definition, but in my book a sugo is a pasta sauce that contains braised meat, and relatively little tomato. Also in my book, is that it’s one of my all time favorite pasta sauces. Here I’m making a Pork Sugo. I cook...
Apple and pork is one of those food combinations that is just a natural…remember that old Brady Bunch line “Pork Chops and apple sauce”…well you don’t just make that up, it comes from hundreds, if not thousands, of years of food history. In this video I sauté apple slices as a side dish, or garish...
Everyone should have a simple balsamic vinaigrette into their repertoire. Sure, it’s pretty easy to grab a store bought dressing, but sometimes you run out, sometimes you don’t have the right kind, and sometimes (most of the time for me) homemade just tastes better.
Making croutons is actually pretty simple, and it’s a great way to use up left over bread – as they’ll last weeks as opposed to days. I like to make them to add my own personal touch to a fairly simple salad.
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